Surface mounted closure remover with closure retaining means



I. A. MORRIS April 13, 1954 SURFACE MOUNTED CLOSURE REMOVER WITH CLOSURE RETAINING MEANS Filed Oct. 21, 1952 ATTO R N EYS INVENTOR Jfiu dbmzs IIIIIII 24 W; @ZZWM dim/m Patented Apr. 13, 1954 SURFACE MOUNTED CLOSURE REMOVER WITH CLOSURE RETAINING MEANS Isaac A. Morris, Clifton Springs, N. Y.

Application October 21, 1952, Serial No. 315,926

This invention relates to devices for removing crown caps from bottles and of the type adapted to be mounted in fixed position on a supporting surface, such as a vertical wall. More particularly, the invention is concerned with a novel decapper, which is of simple, inexpensive construction and easy to operate and is provided with magnetic means for holding each cap as it is released from its bottle, instead of letting it fall on the floor.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be made to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a View in front elevation of the decapper;

Fig. 2 is a view of th decapper in side elevation with the cap on a bottle in position for removal by means of the device;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the cap retained after release from the bottle;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the demm;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank used for the base of the device; and

Figs. 6 and 7 are end and side views, respectively, of the magnet employed in the device.

The decapper of the invention comprises a base generally designated l and made up of a top wall H, a pair of side walls l2, l3, and a bottom wall made up of two sections I la, Mb. The side walls extend downwardly from the lateral edges of the top wall and the sections Ma, Mb are connected to the lower edges of respective side walls. At one end of the base, the top and side walls are provided with laterally extending tabs la, b, l5c, which lie in a plane and have openings for screws I6, by which the device can be secured to a supporting surface, such as a vertical wall l1. Preferably, the lower edges of the side walls I2, l3 are inclined outwardly and upwardly so that the plane of the sections Ma, Mb of the wall is similarly inclined.

At its outer end, the top wall is provided with a projection l8, which is downwardly and outwardly inclined so as to be at about right angles to the plane of the bottom wall. The projection terminates in a flange l9, which lies opposed to and substantially parallel to th bottom wall.

At the inner end of the bottom wall, the sections Ma, 14b are provided with tabs a, 29b lying in the plane of the attaching tabs 15a, 1517, I50. The tabs assist in centering a cap during the decapping operation.

The base is preferably made from a single blank of non-magnetic sheet metal and the blank 6 Claims. (Cl. 81 3.1)

2| is suitable for the base illustrated and can be converted into the base by being folded along the dotted lines. As will be observed, the outer inclined edges of the blank are formed with cutouts 22a, 22b and, in the completed base, these cut-outs provide an opening in the bottom wall. After the base has been formed, a plug 23 of wood is inserted in the space defined by the top, bottom, and side walls, and the plug is of such shape as to fit snugly within the space with its exposed face lying flush with the inner faces of the tabs 15a, 151), Me. The plug is provided with a recess, which lies in alignment with the opening formed by cutouts 22a, 22b, and a permanent magnet 24 is inserted through the opening and into the recess. The magnet has a diametrical slot 25 in its exposed end to provide poles 26, 21, and it also has an axial passage 28, through which a screw 29 may be passed and threaded into the block. Preferably, the recess in the block is of slightly less diameter than the magnet, so that the magnet is held in place partly by its driving fit into the recess and partly by the screw 29.

When the decapper is mounted on a vertical surface, the projection l8 extends downwardly and outwardly, as shown in Fig. 2. When the cap 30 is to be removed from a bottle 3|, the bottle is held with the cap lying against th bottom wall of the base, which serves as an abutment, and with the edge of the cap overlying the flange IS on projection l8. When the lower end of the bottle is swung toward the vertical surface, the cap will be freed from the end of the bottle neck. During the removal operation, the cap is in contact with the end of the magnet and, when'the cap has been freed from the bottle and the latter removed, the cap is retained by the magnet, instead of dropping to the floor. The cap can then be removed by hand and dropped into a receptable, or may remain in plac until the next bottle is to be opened.

I claim:

1. A bottle decapper, which comprises a base having means for attachment to a fiat surface, an abutment wall lying at an oblique angle to the plane of the attachment means and having an opening, and a projection extending beyond and at substantially right angles to the abutment wall and terminating in a flange opposed to the abutment wall, a magnet closing theopening in the abutment wall and terminating substantially flush with said wall, and means behind the wall for holding the magnet in position.

2. A bottle decapper, which comprises a base having means for attachment to a surface, an abutment wall, and a projection extending beyond the plan of the abutment wall and terminating in a flange opposed to the abutment wall, the abutment wall having an opening ofiset from the free edge of the flange, a magnet closing said opening and terminating substantially flush with the abutment wall, and a, block behind the abutment-Wall :havingia recess into which the magnet projects.

3. A bottle decapper, which comprises a base having means for attachment to a surface, an abutment wall, and a projection. extendingbeyond the plane of the abutment wallland termi-p nating in a flange opposed to the abutment Wall, the abutment wall having an opening ofi'set from the free edge of the flange, a magnet closing :said' opening and terminating substantially flush with the abutment wall, and a block behind the'abutment wall having recess into which the magnet projects, and-a screw extending through an-opening in the magnet and threaded into the=block.-

4. A bottle decapper, which comprises abase having a top wall, opposed side walls connected to the lateral edges of the top wall, and an in:- clined bottom Wall connected to the lower edges of the side walls, the bottom wall having an opening, a projection extending outwardly andhaving a top wall, opposed side walls connected 4 to the lateral edges of the top wall, and an inclined bottom wall connected to the lower edges of the side walls, the bottom wall having an opening, a projection extending outwardly and downwardly from the outer end of the top wall and provided with a terminal flange opposed to the bottom wall, means on the base for attaching it to a surface, a block substantially filling the space defined by the walls .of the base, and a ma net mounted in an opening in the block and having an end portion within the opening in the bottom wall.

6. A bottle decapper, which comprises a base formed of asheet metal blank and having a top wall, opposed side walls connected to the lateral edges of thetop wall, and an inclined bottom wall formed of two sections connected to the lower edges of respective side walls, the opposed edgesof the sections having cut-outs forming an opening, wings projecting from the inner ends of the side and top walls and lying inra plane, a projection extending downwardly and outwardly fromv the outer end of the top wall and terminating in a flange opposed to bottom wall,.

and a magnet mounted in. the opening in. the bottom wall.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS.

Number Name Date 2,542,329 Hammond Feb. 20, 1951 2,593,053 Porter Apr. 15, 1952 2,599,462 Kowarsch June 3, 1952 

